Top Cow Productions

Name:	Top Cow Productions
Date(s):	1992 - present
Profit/Nonprofit:	profit
Country based in:	United States
Focus:	comic books
External Links:	Wikipedia, Official Site
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Top Cow Productions is an imprint of Image Comics set up by comic book artist Marc Silvestri in 1992. The first book in the line-up was his Cyberforce. The imprint went on to publish a number of creator-owned comics from both established and new writers/artists, as well as other imprints, such as Joe's Comics (J. Michael Straczynski's personal imprint).

In 1996, Top Cow briefly left Image due to the company's brief power struggle with Rob Liefeld, but returned following Liefeld's departure from the company. Top Cow also has an ongoing crossover agreement with Marvel Comics.

Like Image's comics, Top Cow properties have a small but dedicated fanbase. The line specialises in superheroes, science fiction, horror and fantasy.

Titles with Fannish Activities

• Aphrodite IX
• A Voice in the Dark
• Battle of the Planets
• Berserker
• Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
• Codename: Strykeforce
• Cyberforce
• The Darkness
• Echoes
• Fathom
• Hunter-Killer
• Jingle Belle
• The Magdalena
• Midnight Nation
• The Necromancer
• Postal
• Rising Stars
• Tomb Raider (comic series based on the video game)
• Witchblade

Fanworks

Awards

• CBFFA
  • 2001 - Best Story/Series From Another Company (three-way tie): "Cold Fire" (Rising Stars) by Paradoqz.

Fannish Links

• Top Cow Universe Wiki
• Tumblr tags: Top Cow Productions

Archives

• Omniverse Fanfic Site - merging the DC, Marvel, Top Cow, Wildstorm , Spawn and other Image Universes into one single entity.

Mailing Lists

• Gates of Horn and Ivory (2003-2008) mailing list created by Rossi for Vertigo and independent comics fanfiction.